REVIEWS  COMPUTER-AIDED SURGERY 

Minerva Chirurgica 2010 August;65(4):439-50

Copyright © 2010 EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA

language: English

Computer aided minimally invasive cardiac procedures

Li M., Mazilu D., Horvath K. A. ✉

Cardiothoracic Surgery Research Program, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Minimally invasive cardiac procedures have been investigated to reduce the risks associated with open heart surgery. With the assistance of improvements in engineering technologies such as medical imaging, surgical navigation, and robotic devices, more cardiac surgeries can be performed in a minimally invasive fashion. We have surveyed these state-of-the-art engineering technologies and the minimally invasive cardiac procedures that are benefited from these technologies.